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L. s. KALLAJIAN..

TELEPHONE RECEIVER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED 05c. 13. 1916.

Patented Oct. 28, 1919.

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Lazarus SKallaji Y STATES frA-TENT oFFIoE.

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To all whom it may concern;

Be it lmown that I, LAZARUS S. 'KALLA- JIAN, a citizen of the'UnitedStates, and-a resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk .andCommonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Telephone Receiver Holders, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact 1 specification.

The object of this invention is the coilstruction of a holder fortelephone receivers inafter set forth.

ing evice, I'have supported the holder by which shall embody theimprovements here- In the drawings forming part of this specification,Figure l is a perspective view of the entire device,'showing thereceiver supported, thereby. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a portionthereof; parts being in section, showing the telephone transmitterconnected therewith. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the pivotal portion ofthe receiver-holder arm. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of a telephonestandard illustratin said pivotal portion clamped to the stan a'rd. Fig.5 is a detail view of the receiver hand.

One of the purposes of the invention bein the constructlon of a receiverholder whic could be instantly removed from its connection with thetelephone, without the mani ulation of any screw or other fastenaninstrument'ality adapted to receive the transmitter and to be held inengagement therewith by the weight of the latter.

To' this end, I provide a base 1 illus trated in Fig. 1 as rectangularinoutline, having a .seat 2 therein disposed to receive the base 3 of-thetransmitter standard 4.

. From thebase 1 extend two arms 5 upward and inward to the lower end.of anupright 6 which is concaved to fit'the exterior of the. standard 4,and whose outer surface iscor- ,respondingly rounded. The transmittersupport having had its base 3 inserted with in theseat 2, its standard 4is in snug com tact with the upright 6, as indicated Fig 2.

o the upper end of the upright 6 is pivoted a curved arm 7 having asocket 9 in its free end slidably receiving a slender rod 10.

held in place therein'by a thumb screw 11; the upper end of the rodhaving a clasping device preferably in the shape'of ahuman j hand -12,into which the; receiver 13' is slipped and securely held from fallingout,

as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Spec'ification of Letters Patent. Patented. Oct. 28, 1919. Applic ationfiled December 13, 1916. Serial No. 136,787. r I

The arm and are designed to be lini- -ited to a swing of somewhatlessthan ninety ing hook 17 and hold the telephone inoperative. When itis desired to use the phone, the arm 7 is swung forward to the positionshown in Fig. 2, the stud or'finger 16 releases the hook, and thecircuit is closed.

- Normally, of course, the receiver 13 is supported in the rearwardposition and the circuit broken, .but when the phone is to be used, thereceiver and arm are pulled forward, thereby ermitting the closure ofthe circuit, and w en the users mouth is, presented to the transmitter,the receiver should be close to his ear, the slidable .and

rotary adjustments of the rod 10 permitting the same to be fittedtoanyindividual:- Usu'ally, however, when adjusted to one' adult it will fitsufficiently close any other adult. 1

By unloosenin the thumb'screw 11, the receiver can be a justed bothvertlcally and rotatively to properly present itself to the users carwhen his mouth is close to the transmitter. Consequently the telephonecan stand upon the users desk or table near at.

to books and lettgrs, and

.hand so that hecan-talk and-hear and at.

the same time use bothhands-for notes, referring the like.

It will .beseen'thatthezauxiliary base 1 not only serves as a means' forkeeping the standard in place therein, but provides an 10cextension'which acts to keep the weight of the receiver frombv'erbala'ncing thetele-f phone. This'functi-on is obtained by having one of the corners ofthe base 1 extend" outward'toward 'apoint directly below the Iilethe'seating of the" telephone base 3 within the auxiliary base 1confines the receiver'supp'orting means securely to the transmitterstandard, the latter can be re moved therefrom at will and without .un-

fastening any screwsor other attaching devices. Likewise, the receiveris equally seceiver v cure in the hand 01' seat 12 in all of itspositions and conditions of use, while being similarly removabletherefrom. This is due to the tapering form of. the usual receiver, tothe corresponding formation of the hand.

Further, the latter is constructed with its imitation fingers and thumbinclosing more I to the smaller ,end of the receiver by the hand, asshown in 1, maintains the de-.

cave surface fitting a portion of the said scribed security of'position.i

As indicated in Fig. 4, the pivotal support'for the arm 7 and hand 12may be clamped directly to the standard 4, and the auxiliary base-andupright Bdispensed with, but the arrangement first described is. much ito be preferred, both for the readiness of the separation of thetelephone therefrom, and

for the base-extension and avoidance of overbalancingby the receiver.The upright is made thin and rounded both externally and interiorly'torender it lessconspicuou's and more attractive in appearance, to giveincreased strength with minimum weight of metal, and also to enabletheentire structure to be held'in the hand if desired, the hand claspingthe standard and upright as freely as it can the standard alone. I

.As shown in Fig, 1, the ar1n7 is formed with two screw-holes 18 forenabling the stud 16 to be shifted thereon-so as to accommoand datetelephones which have circuit-closing hooks 17 diii'ering in heights.

and means connected with the upper part of said shell for-supportingatelephone receiver. 4 2. The combination with a telephone havingvastandard and a base, of a support comprising an auxiliary base having adepressed seat therein for said base, .the margin of the auxiliary basebeing extended at two points, a vertical member or upright having aconstandard, two legs joining the lower part of said upright to'saidextended points, and a carrier-arm for the telephone receiver connectedwith the upper part ofthe upright. 3. The combination with a telephonestandard having a circular base, of a support comprising a rectangularbase having a circular flanged seat therein to receive the standardbase, an upright having one face concave to fit said standard and" theother face convex" substantially concentric therewith, two curved legsrising from two adj acent corners of the rectangular base and supportingsaid upright, and an arm pivotally supported at the upper end of 52ndupright for carrying thetelephone jreceiver.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing invention, 1 have hereuntoset myhand this of December,-1916. "LAZARUS KALLAJIAN.

